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Breaking The Binary: Desegregation Of Bathrooms, Timothy J. Graves

Georgia State University Law Review

This note discusses how the binary view of gender in relation to public bathroom segregation is insufficient to meet the diverse needs of the public and proposes the desegregation of bathrooms as the solution to promote gender equality and reduce gender-based social imbalances. This note will focus on the bathroom rights of individuals who identify outside of the binary options of male and female, viewed through the lens of how transgender people identifying within the binary have been treated by the courts. For the purposes of this note, the term non-binary will be used to refer to these individuals. Part …

Disparate Impact Under The Adea: Applicants Need Not Apply, L. Whitney Woodward

Georgia State University Law Review

Part I of this Note addresses the current debate on this topic, illustrated through case law in the Eleventh Circuit, the Seventh Circuit, and a recent federal district court ruling in the Ninth Circuit. Part II analyzes the unambiguous, textual differences between the various subsections of the ADEA as well as the textual differences between Title VII and the ADEA. This Note explores these textual arguments through an analysis of the statutes and interpretative case law and concludes that, as drafted, the disparate impact theory of age discrimination should not be available to non- employee job applicants. Part III illustrates …

Back To The Drawing Board! Legislating Hollywood, Christina Shu Jien Chong

Georgia State University Law Review

The United States Department of Justice “contended that equal employment opportunity in the broadcast industry could ‘contribute significantly toward reducing . . . discrimination in other industries’ because of the ‘enormous impact . . . television . . . [has] upon American life.’” Courts have also recognized that “communities . . . ’[must] take an active interest in the . . . quality of [television programming because television] has a vast impact on their lives and the lives of their children.’” Unfortunately, Hollywood continues to promote an insular culture that excludes minorities from influential behind-the-camera and on-screen positions.

Although the …

Defining A Retaliatory Adverse Action From Wideman To Shotz: The Legitimacy Of The Eleventh Circuit's Retaliation Case Law, Jonathan M. Gallant

Georgia State University Law Review

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Hoffman Plastic Compounds V. Nlrb: An Invitation To Exploit, Andrew Lewinter

Georgia State University Law Review

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When The Pig Is In The Barnyard, Not The Parlor: Should Courts Apply A "Coarseness Factor" In Analyzing Blue-Collar Hostile Work Environment Claims?, Rebecca Brannan

Georgia State University Law Review

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Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't? Employers' Challenges In Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations, Kim S. Ruark

Georgia State University Law Review

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Sex Discrimination In Higher Education: Does Title Vii Work?, Mary Ann B. Oakley

Georgia State University Law Review

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